Going Pro With Logic Pro 8

by Asher,Jay

ISBN13: 9781598635614

ISBN10: 1598635611

Format: Paperback

Pub. Date: 2008-11-10

Publisher(s): Cengage Learning PTR

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Logic Pro is the arguably the number one sequencer in professional studios, and among professional musicians. "Going Pro with Logic Pro 8" is an expert level book that addresses the needs of the professional Logic user. The book picks up where the manual leaves off, guiding you from initial setup of Logic Pro 8 through the recording and editing process to final delivery media; dropping power-user tips and tricks throughout the process. The book also features sidebars from well-know Logic experts, explaining how they integrate advanced techniques into their workflow. Topics covered include building custom mixers, designing templates, organizing your sound pallet, dealing with multi-computer set-ups, the ins and outs of working with reference video, scoring inside Logic, mixing tips, mastering tips, and much more.

Introduction	p. xi
Make It Work: Techniques for Customizing Your Logic Pro 8 Setup for Greater Efficiency	p. 1
Converting a Logic Pro 7 Template into a Logic Pro 8 Template without Headaches	p. 2
Editing and Resaving a Logic Pro Template for Use in Logic Pro 8	p. 2
Opening the Template in Logic Pro 8 and Finishing It	p. 5
Using Software Instruments That Are Both Multi-Timbral and Multi-Output	p. 8
Creating a Multi-Timbral, Multi-Output Stylus RMX and Assigning Sounds to MIDI Channels	p. 8
Creating Auxes for the Multi-Output Software Instrument and Assigning the Outputs in the Software Instrument	p. 10
Converting Multi-Output Software Instruments to Audio Files	p. 14
Creating Audio Tracks, Assigning Their Inputs, and Assigning the Outputs of the Auxes	p. 16
Customizing an Environment Layer for a "Live" Mixer	p. 19
Input Channel Strips	p. 19
Creating Input Channel Strips	p. 19
Creating an EXS24 Instrument Loader Project	p. 24
Preparing an EXS24 to Change Instruments by Playing a Note	p. 24
Creating a MIDI Region for Cycling and Automatically Loading New EXS24 Instruments	p. 26
Creating an Orchestral Template in Logic Pro 8 with Third-Party Libraries for the EXS24	p. 28
Creating the EXS24 Software Instruments	p. 28
Some Considerations	p. 32
Customizing Environment Layers for Mixing in Your Orchestral Template in Logic 8	p. 33
Creating the Environment Layers	p. 33
Moving the Software Instrument Channel Strips to the Desired Environment Layers	p. 34
Modifying Your Orchestral Template for Score Printout in Logic 8	p. 39
Assigning Default Score Styles for Regions	p. 39
Considerations	p. 41
Becoming a Logic Pro 8 Stud: Techniques for Composing and Editing with Logic Pro 8	p. 47
Advanced Quantize Techniques for Natural-Sounding MIDI Parts in Logic Pro 8	p. 48
Hard Quantizing with the Region Parameters Box	p. 48
Using the Extended Region Parameters for More Musical Quantization	p. 48
Placing Regions Efficiently in Logic Pro 8	p. 55
Using the Key Commands for Go to Position and Pickup Clock to Place Regions	p. 55
Using the Event Float to Place Regions	p. 55
Using the Event List to Place Regions	p. 56
Using Groove Templates for an MPC3000-Like Feel	p. 60
Adding the MPC3000 Quantize Choices to Your Logic Template	p. 61
Working with the MPC-3000 Quantize Choices	p. 63
Using Logic Pro 8's Arpeggiator	p. 67
Creating the Arpeggiator in the Environment to Work with a Software Instrument	p. 67
Setting the Arpeggiator's Parameters	p. 68
Using Multiple Arpeggiators with a Software Instrument	p. 70
Recording Two Different Software Instruments Discretely from Two MIDI Controllers with Logic Pro 8	p. 73
Setting Up Logic Pro 8 and Your MIDI Controllers	p. 73
Recording the Two Software Instruments Discretely from the Two Controllers	p. 76
Important Things to Remember	p. 77
Side Chaining in Logic Pro 8	p. 79
Adding Vocoder FX to a Vocal with the Evoc 20 Polysynth and Side Chaining	p. 79
Side Chaining Compressors	p. 82
Creating a Tempo Map from an Audio File without Strong Transients	p. 85
Considerations before You Begin	p. 85
Creating a MIDI Region to Beat Map To	p. 87
An Optional Test for Fine Tuning	p. 89
Bringing Audio Files into a Logic Pro 8 Project and Having Them Chase Tempo	p. 91
Re-recording an Audio File in a Logic Project	p. 91
Creating a Tempo Ramp for the Audio File to Chase	p. 92
Using Soundtrack Pro 2 as an External Sample Editor to Render Effects to an Audio Region in Logic Pro 8	p. 96
Setting Up Logic Pro to Use Soundtrack Pro 2 as an External Sample Editor	p. 96
Sending an Audio Region from Logic Pro to Soundtrack Pro 2 to Add Effects	p. 97
Adding an Effect to a Region in Soundtrack Pro 2 and Replacing the Original Region with It in Logic Pro 8	p. 98
Plotting Hits in Logic Pro 8	p. 100
Converting Scene Markers to Standard Markers and Moving Them a Few Frames	p. 100
Jay's Fly-by-the-Seat-of-Your-Pants Method for Plotting Hits	p. 102
Considerations	p. 108
Getting in Touch with Your Inner Geek: Techniques for Recording and Mixing with Logic Pro 8	p. 109
Wise Gain Structure Techniques for Mixing In The Box within Logic Pro 8	p. 110
Pre-Fader Metering	p. 110
Controlling the Level Being Sent to the Channel	p. 113
Old-School Punch-In Audio Recording with Logic Pro 8	p. 115
Setting Up Logic Pro 8 for Punching In and Out on a Track without Stopping, Tape-Recorder Style	p. 115
Tape Recorder-Style Recording	p. 117
Newer-School Punch-In Recording	p. 119
Creating a Customized Click Track	p. 122
Setting Up Logic Pro 8 for Creating a Customized Click Track and Exporting It as Audio	p. 122
Creating a MIDI Region for the Click and Exporting It as Audio	p. 124
Using Parallel Compression in Logic Pro 8	p. 126
Setting Up for Parallel Compression	p. 126
An Even Easier Method	p. 127
Drum Enhancement/Replacement with Logic Pro 8	p. 130
Audio to Score	p. 130
Using ApTrigga2 for Drum Replacement/Enhancement	p. 135
Bouncing, Freezing, Exporting, and Recording to Audio Tracks: When, Why, and How	p. 139
Freeze Tracks	p. 139
Export	p. 141
Routing Auxes to Audio Tracks for Recording	p. 144
Using UAD Cards with Logic Pro 8	p. 146
Using UAD Plug-Ins on Auxes and Outputs	p. 147
Logic Pro 8 and the Outside World: Techniques for Integrating Third-Party Software and Hardware with Logic Pro 8	p. 153
Using Kontakt as a Standalone with Logic Pro 8	p. 154
Downloading and Installing Soundflower	p. 154
Creating an Aggregate Device in Audio MIDI Setup	p. 154
Setting Up Kontakt 3 as a Standalone	p. 155
Setting Up Logic Pro 8	p. 156
Using Stormdrum 2 as a Standalone with Logic Pro 8	p. 160
Setting Up Stormdrum 2 as a Standalone	p. 160
Setting Up Logic Pro 8	p. 161
Using Reason 4 via ReWire with Logic Pro 8	p. 165
Setting Up Logic Pro to Communicate with Reason	p. 165
Adding a Second Reason Instrument and Routing It into Logic Pro Discretely	p. 166
Using ReCycle 2 with Logic Pro 8 and the EXS24	p. 170
Creating a REX 2 File in ReCycle 2	p. 170
Bringing a REX 2 Loop onto an Audio Track in the Arrange Area	p. 172
Bringing a REX 2 Loop into the EXS24	p. 174
Using Logic Pro 8 as a Software Instrument Rack for an Akai MPC3000	p. 176
Setting Up the Environment for an MPC3000 Template	p. 176
Troubleshooting	p. 179
Creating and Placing 2 Pops in Logic Pro 8 Projects for Audio File Alignment in a Pro Tools Session	p. 181
Recording and Placing the 2 Pop	p. 181
Placing the Audio Files in a Pro Tools Session (for Delivery to Post-Production)	p. 184
Logic Pro 8 as a Front End for a TDM (HD) Rig	p. 187
Using Both Logic Pro 8's Native Direct TDM Audio Driver and Digidesign's DAE Audio Driver	p. 187
Creating a Logic Pro 8 Template with Both Direct TDM and DAE Audio Drivers Instantiated	p. 187
Index	p. 193
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